Salvador Memorial
Historic Site

Memorial of Francis Salvador

Francis Salvador, the first Jewish person to die in the Revolutionary War, was a London-born pioneer who moved to South Carolina in 1773. A vocal supporter of independence, he became the first Jewish person to hold political office in the state. Known as the "Southern Paul Revere," Salvador warned of attacks during the war but tragically died in an ambush in 1776 at just 29 years old, leaving behind a legacy of courage and commitment to freedom.

Charleston
189 Coming St Charleston, SC 29403
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Francis Salvador's memorial stands in what is now known as the oldest Jewish cemetery in the South. Privately owned by the Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue, the cemetery was formally established in 1762 and now contains around 600 marble and brownstone grave markers.

A stuccoed brick wall surrounds the cemetery, but one can still see remains of a wall that once divided the cemetery, as parts were separated over doctrinal disputes within the Beth Elohim synagogue in the mid-18th century.

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